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Research Archive
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Points have specific effects on brain
Categories: Acupuncture research
Electro-acupuncture (EA) stimulation at Guangming GB-37 and Jiaoxin KID-8 induce distinct response patterns in the brain.
Placebo is a specific effect of healing rituals
Categories: Acupuncture research
A paper by Ted Kaptchuk suggests that, rather than being non-specific, placebo effects are in fact the 'specific' effects of healing rituals.
Taking part in RCTs may reduce the impact of acupuncture
Categories: Acupuncture research
Differences in psychosocial context between RCTs and usual practice could reduce the impact of acupuncture in RCT settings and may lead to under-reporting of benefit by patients in trials, according to a UK study.
Treatment changes blood flow in contralateral Achilles
Categories: Acupuncture research
Blood supply to the Achilles tendon can be increased by treating the contralateral tendon with either acupuncture or a heat pack.
Post-operative Acu-TENS enhances haemodynamic recovery
Categories: Heart / Cardiac, Acupuncture research
Transcutaneous electrical stimulation (Acu-TENS) applied at Neiguan P-6 can facilitate an earlier return of haemodynamic parameters to pre-operative values in patients who have undergone acute heart surgery. A Chinese study randomly allocated 40 patients who had had open heart surgery to one of two groups. Those in the Acu-TENS group received 40 minutes of TENS applied bilaterally at Neiguan P-6 o ...
Needling depth matters for muscle pain
Depth of needle penetration is important for relief of exercise-induced muscular pain, according to a Japanese acupuncture study carried out on twenty-two healthy volunteers.
Sham controls may confuse IVF acupuncture studies
Categories: Infertility, Acupuncture research
A paper by Eric Manheimer questions the rationale behind use of sham acupuncture controls in trials of adjuvant acupuncture for in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Real and sham laser both produce deqi
Categories: Acupuncture research
Researchers in Germany report that both real and sham laser acupuncture results in similar deqi sensations.
Electroacupuncture regulates stroke proteins
Categories: Stroke, Acupuncture research
In addition to enhancing muscle strength recovery after acute ischaemic stroke (IS), electroacupuncture (EA) appears to regulate the expression of multiple serum proteins that may be beneficial in this situation.
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